गिरिशृङ्गमिदं रम्यमुत्तमं पार्थिवात्मज ॥ श्वेताभिः कृष्णताम्राभिः शिलाभिरुपशोभितम्। नानाधातुसमाकीर्णं नदीदर्दुरसंयुतम्॥ विविधैर्वृक्षषण्डैश्च चारुचित्रलतायुतम्। नानाविहगसंघुष्टं मयूरवरनादितम्॥ मालतीकुन्दगुल्मैश्च सिन्दुवारैः शिरीषकैः। कदम्बार्जुनसर्जेश्च पुष्पितैरुपशोभितम्॥
giriśṛṅgamidaṃ ramyamuttamaṃ pārthivātmaja || śvetābhiḥ kṛṣṇatāmrābhiḥ śilābhirupaśobhitam| nānādhātusamākīrṇaṃ nadīdardurasaṃyutam|| vividhairvṛkṣaṣaṇḍaiśca cārucitralatāyutam| nānāvihagasaṃghuṣṭaṃ mayūravaranāditam|| mālatīkundagulmaiśca sinduvāraiḥ śirīṣakaiḥ| kadambārjunasarjeśca puṣpitairupaśobhitam||
English Meaning
O son of a king, this summit of the hill is excellent and picturesque, beautified with white, black and coppery stones, filled with diverse metals and river frogs, covered with diverse trees and pleasant creepers, resounded with the musical notes of various birds and cries of peacocks and beautified with various flowery trees, such as Malati, Kundas, Sinduvara, (a) Sirsa, (b) Kadamba, Arjuna, (c) and Sarja. (d). (a) As small tree—Vitex negundo. (b) A kind of tree-Acacia Sirsa. (c)A tree-Pentaptera arjunee. (d) The Sala tree (Shorea robusta) another tree (Pentaptera Arjuna.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)